diff --git a/plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/ChangeLog.py b/plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/ChangeLog.py
index 095f8a5647..4fec7d78ad 100644
--- a/plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/ChangeLog.py
+++ b/plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/ChangeLog.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ChangeLog(Extension, QObject,):
 
     def loadChangeLogs(self):
         self._change_logs = {}
-        with open(os.path.join(PluginRegistry.getInstance().getPluginPath("ChangeLogPlugin"), "ChangeLog.txt"), 'r') as f:
+        with open(os.path.join(PluginRegistry.getInstance().getPluginPath("ChangeLogPlugin"), "ChangeLog.txt"), 'r',-1, "utf-8") as f:
             open_version = None
             open_header = None
             for line in f:
diff --git a/plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/ChangeLog.txt b/plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/ChangeLog.txt
index c263b4f112..92c5253a1f 100644
--- a/plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ You can now group objects together to make it easier to manipulate multiple obje
 You can now select different profiles for different objects and in advance mode override individual settings.
 
 *64-bit Windows Builds (New)
-Cura now allows 64-bit Windows builds in addition to the 32-bit builds. For users running the 64-bit version of Windows, you can now load models in more detail.
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+Cura now allows 64-bit Windows builds in addition to the 32-bit builds. For users running the 64-bit version of Windows, you can now load models in more detail.